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Medical terminology
Term | Definition |
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Seb | Sebaceous glands |
Cutane, dermat, derm | Skin |
Hidr | Sweat glands |
Pil | Hair |
Oste, oss, ost | Bones |
Chondr | Cartilage |
Arthr | Joints |
Ligament | Ligaments |
Myel | Bone marrow |
Fasci | Fascia |
My | Muscles |
Ten, tend, tendin | Tendons |
Encephal | Brain |
Acoust, ot | Ears |
Ocul, ophtalm | Eyes |
Neur | Nerves |
Myel | Spinal cord |
Arteri | Arteries |
Hem, hemat | Blood |
Card, cardi | Heart |
Phleb, ven | Veins |
Capill | Capillaries |
Lymph | Lymph |
Splen | Spleen |
Thym | Thymus |
Tonsil | Tonsils |
Laryng | Larynx |
Pneum, pneumon | Lungs |
Nas | Nose |
Pharyng | Pharynx |
Trache | Trachea |
Sinus | Sinuses |
Esophag | Esophagus |
Col | Large intestine |
Hepat | Liver |
Or | Mouth |
Pancrat | Pancreas |
Enter | Small intestine |
Gastr | Stomach |
Nephr, ren | Kidneys |
Ureter | Ureters |
Urethra | Urethra |
Cyst, vesic | Urinary bladder |
Adren | Adrenals |
Gonad | Gonads |
Pancreat | Pancreas |
Thym | Thymus |
Thyroid | Thyroid |
Orch, orchid, test, testicul | Testicles |
Oophor, ovari | Ovaries |
Hyster, metr, metri, uter | Uterus |
Parathyroid | Parathyroid glands |
Pineal | Pineal |
Pituit | Pituitary |
A-, an- | Without or absence of |
Ab- | From or away |
Ad- | To or towards |
Ana- | Up |
Ante- | Before |
Anti- | Against |
Append- | To hang something |
Bi-, bin- | Two |
Brady- | Slow |
Contra- | Against |
Di- | Two |
Dis- | To undo; free from |
Ecto-, exo-, extra- | Outside |
Endo- | Within |
Epi- | Upon |
Erythr- | Red |
Glyc- | Sweet |
Hyper- | Over |
Hypo- | Under |
Im- | Not |
Infra- | Beneath; below |
Inter- | Between |
Intra- | Inside |
Iso- | Equal |
Macro- | Large |
Mal- | Bad |
Meso- | Middle |
Meta- | After |
Micro- | Small |
Mono- | One |
Multi- | Many |
Mut- | Change |
Neo- | New |
Para- | Beside |
Pantho- | Disease |
Peri- | Surrounding |
Coly- | Many |
Post- | After |
Pre- | Before |
Pseudo- | False |
Re- | Back, again |
Retro- | Backward or behind |
Semi- | Half |
Sub- | Under or below |
Super- | Over or above |
Syn- | Together or joined |
Tachy- | Fast |
Tetra- | Four |
Trans- | Through, across, beyond |
Tri- | Three |
Ultra- | Beyond; excess |
Uni- | One |
-al | Pertaining to |
-ase | Enzyme |
-blast | Budding |
-centesis | Surgical puncture |
-cidal | Causing death |
-clast | Broken |
-crit | To separate |
-cyte | Cell |
-ectomy | Excision or surgical removal |
-emia | Blood condition |
-emesis | Vomiting |
-gen, -genesis, -genic | Producing |
-glia | Glue |
-gram | Something written |
-ia | State of |
-iac, -ic, -ior | Pertaining to |
-ism | Condition of, diseased or abnormal state |
-itia, -itis | Inflammation |
-logy | Study of |
-lyte | Dissolvable |
-lytic | Destroy; reduce |
-mania | Madness or insane desire |
-megaly | Enlargement |
-meter | Instrument used to measure |
-odia | Smell |
-ologist | One who studies and practices |
-oma | Tumor or swelling |
-opia | Vision |
-opsy | To view |
-orrhea | Flow, excessive discharge |
-orrhexis | Rupture |
-osis | Abnormal increase in production |
-ostomy | Creation of an artificial opening |
-otomy | Cut into or incision |
-oxia | Oxygen |
-pathy | Disease |
-sclerosis | Hardening |
-scope | Instrument used for visual examination |
-scopy | Visual examination |
-sepsis | Infection |
-spasm | Sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
-stasis | Control or stop |
-tomy | Cutting |
-tropic | Influencing |
Ht, ht | Height |
Inj | Injection |
I and O, I/O | Intake and output |
IV | Intravenous |
K+, K | Potassium |
mg | Millingram |
N&V | Nausea and vomiting |
Na+, Na | Sodium |
NC | Nanocurie |
NPO | Nothing by mouth |
NPO p MN | Nothing my mouth after midnight |
AA | Alcoholic anonymous |
a.c. | Before meals |
AD, a.d. | Right ear |
ad lib | As desired |
AM, am | Morning, before noon |
AS, a.s. | Left ear |
AU, a.u. | Both ears |
BE | Barium enema |
BID, b.i.d, bid | Twice a day |
BP | Blood pressure |
BR | Bed rest |
BRP | Bathroom privileges |
BM | Bowel movement |
Bx | Biopsy |
C (with line above it) | With |
CA, Ca | Calcium |
cap | Capsule |
Disc, DC, d.c. | Doctor of chiropractic |
DNR | Do not resuscitate |
Dx, dx | Diagnosis |
ED | Emergency department |
ER | Emergency room |
Fx, fx | Fracture |
g, gm | Gram |
gt, gtt | Drop, drops |
h | Hydrogen |
h.s. | Hour of sleep (bedtime) |
Oint., Ung | Ointment |
OOB | Out of bed |
OTC | Over the counter |
oz. | Ounce |
P | Pulse, phosphorus |
p.c. | After meals |
pH | Measure of acidity/alkalinity |
PM, p.m. | After noon |
PO, po, p.o. | By mouth |
PRN | Whenever necessary, as needed |
q.am | Everyday before noon |
q.h. | Every hour |
q.i.d. | On the prescription (4 times a day) |
QNS | Quantity not sufficient |
q.s. | Quantity sufficient |
r, R | Respiration |
Rx | Prescription |
S (with line above) | Without |
SOB | Short of breath |
ss | Steady state |
stat | Immadiately |
syr | Syrup |
susp | Suspension |
sup., supp. | Supplement |
T | Tension |
tab | Tablet |
tbsp | Table spoon |
TID, t.i.d. | Three times a day |
TPR | Temperature |
tsp | Tea spoon |
Tx | Treatment |
VS | Vital signs |
W/C, w/c | Wheel chair |
Oint., Ung | Ointment |
OOB | Out of bed |
OTC | Over the counter |
oz. | Ounce |
P | Pulse, phosphorus |
p.c. | After meals |
pH | Measure of acidity/alkalinity |
PM, p.m. | After noon |
PO, po, p.o. | By mouth |
PRN | Whenever necessary, as needed |
q.am | Everyday before noon |
q.h. | Every hour |
q.i.d. | On the prescription (4 times a day) |
QNS | Quantity not sufficient |
q.s. | Quantity sufficient |
r, R | Respiration |
Rx | Prescription |
S (with line above) | Without |
SOB | Short of breath |
ss | Steady state |
stat | Immadiately |
syr | Syrup |
susp | Suspension |
sup., supp. | Supplement |
T | Tension |
tab | Tablet |
tbsp | Table spoon |
TID, t.i.d. | Three times a day |
TPR | Temperature |
tsp | Tea spoon |
Tx | Treatment |
VS | Vital signs |
W/C, w/c | Wheel chair |